Our new #PURE paper just out in BMJ: 1) Virtually nobody meets the simultaneous target of low sodium (<2 g/d) with high potassium (>3.5 g/d); 2) Combined MODERATE sodium (3-5 g/d) with HIGH potassium intake is assoc w the LOWEST risk of mortality & CVD. https://t.co/WcfklDEunq
— Andrew Mente, PhD (@andrewmente) March 16, 2019
Health: Modern
On Medical Conservatism
Conmpelling Case For Medical Conservatism:
"BMJ reviewed 3000 treatments & found that 1/2 were of unknown effectiveness & only 11% were clearly beneficial."Great manifesto with common sense advice from @drjohnm @VPrasadMDMPH@adamcifuhttps://t.co/64BhHDOuz5
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) March 14, 2019
Psychiatry
"despite billions of dollars in research funding, and thousands of journal articles, biological psychiatry has given doctors and patients little of practical value never mind a cause or a cure" https://t.co/qRls5cDwyz
— Joanna Moncrieff (@joannamoncrieff) December 6, 2018
On Modern Medicine
This is so well summarised – there is a clear need within the health system to focus on deprescribing particularly with chronic conditions @DrAseemMalhotra @Deprescribing @PJOnline_News @rpharms @UKCPA https://t.co/7ib7Bncjlx
— Neetu Bansal (@PharmNeetu) November 30, 2018
C. diff Now More Common Outside of the Hospital
Dangerous Infection C. diff Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them https://t.co/bMMoSofTqg via @NPR
— Ash Paul (@pash22) November 25, 2018
On CAC Scans
This is the first time I have heard of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans. It is being proposed that the CAC scan test results are very significant and predictive.
Dr. Bernard J. Carroll Passes Away (October 4th)
"Dr. Carroll concluded that the psychiatric drug literature had become so polluted as to be virtually meaningless; he called most drug trials infomercials.” https://t.co/pK1yThlnRU
— Leonie (@leoniefen) October 5, 2018
Probiotics Not Useless
More unfounded headlines, great response – thank you Stephen @NutraUSA
No BBC, probiotics are not ‘quite useless’ https://t.co/B89C2n95MF— george (@probiotic_man) September 7, 2018
Concerning Maternal Death Statistic
Phenomenal reporting from @alisonannyoung and @USATODAY. "[The] U.S. continues to watch other countries improve as it falls behind. Today, this is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth."https://t.co/FqqMI4wDFb pic.twitter.com/R6T8q9C1Sf
— Kaitlyn Patierno (@khpatierno) July 27, 2018